1. WORLD HERITAGE SITES National Parks of the World

2. World Heritage Sites  UNESCO (United Nations Educational & Scientific Organization) recognizes particularly important natural & cultural sites  Called World Heritage Sites  Encourages countries to create parks to protect wilderness and cultural heritage  Currently 936 sites

3. Natural Site  A physical or biological formation that is outstanding for it beauty or scientific value

4. Tongariro National Park in New Zealand

5. Škocjan Caves in Slovenia

6. Shark Bay in Western Australia

7. The Cape Floral Region in South Africa

8. Cultural Sites  A monument, group of buildings, or other work of nature or humans with outstanding universal value

9. Vézère Valley in France

10. Tikal in Guatemala

11. Route of Santiago de Compostela

12. Angkor Wat in Cambodia

13. Canadian Sites  15 total  Nahanni National Park  Canadian Rocky Mountain parks  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump  Old town Lunenberg (NS)

14. THE LIST